The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Rather, it would be abnormal if everyone except Charles had completed it in one go.

　Robert's behavior is that of a normal person.

　But Professor Sylph didn't have time to concern herself with a student's mental health issues at the moment.

　She looked at the other students and asked for their opinions.

　Emma, ​​Sarah, Rose, and Diana were all curious about what Robert had gone through to become like this, and their responses were slightly delayed. As a result, Aurora stood out and became the second person to undergo the trial that day.

　She took the "Scotti's Quill" from Professor Mitia and successfully activated it according to what she had learned before.

　The quill pen immediately floated in the air and began to spin.

　It was only then that Robert realized that not everyone's quill pen spun that slowly.

　Skuld's Quill quickly pinpointed a general direction. The group then followed Skuld's Quill's guidance to find the next trial entrance.

　Not long after, Aurora successfully triggered the hidden trial. "I'm going in now," she said, turning to Dark.

　Dak nodded slightly, his eyes encouraging.

　Aurora calmed herself down, reached out and touched the black vortex, and entered the trial.

　Then everyone gathered together to listen to Robert recount his little story of trials.

　But Robert's experience is not complicated at all.

　After entering the trial world, he appeared in a village, where he was a mercenary.

　The villagers pooled their money to offer a reward for a team of mercenaries to protect the village, and Robert was one of them.

　He followed the mercenary captain to the village chief's house, where he received the trial mission from the village chief: to protect the village from being destroyed by the demons.

　Yes, the trial he triggered was set against the backdrop of modern history. His village was just one of countless unknown villages destroyed by demons.

　In other words, the mercenary squad's mission failed.

　Robert's mission is to change history, complete the mission that was originally going to fail, and help the village overcome this crisis of demon invasion.

　This was just a small-scale battle.

　This mercenary squad, including Robert, consisted of only six people. But the other five members were all exceptionally skilled, and Robert himself was a "powerful" mage.

　Therefore, he originally thought that with his addition, protecting a small village should not be a difficult task.

　result.

　They were betrayed.

　What is a hero?

　A hero is a great person who, even when betrayed by the masses, will still stand in front of them without hesitation to protect them from evil.

　This is the common definition of a hero.

　Heroes are those who sacrifice and dedicate themselves.

　Heroes cannot make mistakes; if they do, they will be promoted.

　In short, people are extremely harsh on those who will not attack them.

　After experiencing this mission, Robert deeply felt that he did not have the ability.

　After being betrayed and stabbed in the back by the villagers, his first thought was to tear them to pieces, and he even took his anger out on the entire village, only wanting to leave.

　"Let's skip this trial!"

　Such ideas do exist.

　But the trial mission was looming overhead, and this opportunity was invaluable. Therefore, in order to complete the mission and obtain the "hero" destiny, he ultimately gritted his teeth and continued.

　However, the villager's betrayal resulted in the injury of two mercenaries, greatly reducing their combat strength. They gradually became unable to withstand the demon team's offensive and had to retreat continuously.

　After advancing into the village, they continued to retreat, using the terrain of the houses to maneuver around the demon squad, and then waited for an opportunity to strike.

　However, the demon squad chose to burn down the houses.

　Then, Robert suddenly heard people in houses that had been burned cursing them for being too useless, unable to even kill a few demons.

　He almost vomited blood at that moment.

　But the situation was urgent, and there was no time for debate.

　Before killing that demon squad, they couldn't mobilize people to put out the fire. The burning houses only became an obstacle for them.

　They fought and retreated, but eventually the two heroes they had previously fought couldn't keep up and were cut down by the demons.

　Then, the villagers fled in disarray, abandoning them. On their retreat, they encountered villagers who had fallen while running away.

　Robert immediately helped her up, and seeing that she had twisted her ankle, he carried her on his back and ran.

　Then, the villager pulled a knife from his back. "Kill them, then join the demons, and you'll live," the demon said.

　And then, and then there was nothing more.

　Stabbed in the back, Robert was too weak to fight any longer and could only hastily withdraw from the trial world.

　Fortunately, in the trial world

　The injuries sustained during the process will not be carried out; they will only weaken one's essence, energy, and spirit.

　Therefore, losers need to wait for a period of time before they can trigger the trial again.

　After Robert finished speaking, his emotions calmed down. "It really doesn't feel good to be betrayed by the person you saved," Rose said.

　"This trial mission is deliberately designed to annoy people, isn't it?" Emma said with a look of disgust.

　“It’s a test, it’s a test!” Sarah said with a grin. “Hey, this is much more interesting than my trial mission.” Professor Lily’s eyes lit up, attracting a lot of attention.

　Robert looked up at Witt and suddenly asked, "Witt, if you were in my shoes, what would you do?"

　When asked this question, "I," Witte, was momentarily stunned.

　After a long pause, he hesitated before saying, "The villagers who betrayed and insulted us are just isolated cases. Most of the villagers are innocent..." Robert opened his mouth, but finally let out a breath and said, "As expected of you."

　“No, it’s not that I can’t get angry…” Witt tried desperately to say something, but he just couldn’t find the words.

　“Let’s stick to the facts,” Emma said, glancing at him. “Villagers bewitched by the demons, selfish villagers—these are objective realities. Even if we broaden the scope to the entire nation, this holds true. These kinds of people do exist. But the villagers are also a collective, and Robert treats them as a collective. Feeling unhappy because of the problems of one part isn’t necessarily wrong. So everyone has their own thoughts, and everyone has their own sense of right and wrong. At this time, just do what you want to do, save the people you want to save, and that’s all.”

　The differences between the trio suddenly became apparent. Robert was more emotional and easily swayed by his feelings.

　Werther is relatively emotional, but he also has a rational side. Emma, ​​on the other hand, is relatively rational and more self-centered.

　As Dark watched them gradually warm up to each other, he couldn't help but wonder what he would do in their situation.

　Then he promptly dismissed the pointless question.

　Put yourself in Robert's shoes; you would never have encountered such a thing.

　Because he would wipe out the demons before any of these ridiculous things even began to happen.

　So, ultimately, it's still weak.

　Like so-called "heroes." Sacrifice? Dedication.

　It's still not powerful enough!

　Truly powerful "heroes" have nothing to do with the word "sacrifice." But when the word "sacrifice" was mentioned again, Dark suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but frown slightly.

　He vaguely remembered that Professor Mitya's prediction for Witte seemed to be: "History always repeats itself, and the cycle never stops."

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Chapter 1280 Darkdemon and the Hidden Trial (6k)

　That was a prophecy made at the beginning of the "Astrology Class." Although it was just a casual remark by Professor Mitia, it left a deep impression on Dark.

　At that time, he also recorded some prophecies.

　Looking back now, there are indeed some issues with the prophecies concerning Witte.

　History always repeats itself; the cycle never stops.

　When this statement is applied to Victor, it subconsciously evokes images of the history of "heroes".

　But the history of so-called "heroes" is actually a cycle of sacrifice, sacrifice and sacrifice.

　Dak clearly remembered that Lord Suna Montilfali had once told him that so-called "heroes" were people burdened with destiny.

　Throughout history, "heroes" have always had extremely short lifespans. To this day, there has never been an exception.

　But since Witt was the protagonist of the original game, and the game's setting was not related to tragedy, he didn't pay much attention to it.

　But looking back now, the so-called prophecies and destinies were not without basis. Just as Robert said, becoming a "hero" or "brave person" is not so easy.

　And at this very moment, is Witt Gold also standing at a turning point in his destiny?

　Clearing the hidden trials and obtaining the "Hero" destiny will accelerate its progress toward becoming a "Brave Warrior".

　Even though the evil that once rivaled the "Hero" has temporarily disappeared, the prophecy has been written, and destiny will not end. Perhaps a new evil will indeed be born in the future, causing the "Hero's" fate to enter a new cycle.

　After a moment's thought, Darke finally said, "Now that our curiosity has been satisfied, let's continue learning how to make 'Destiny Symbols'."

　“Okay,” Witt replied quickly.

　For Witt, learning how to make "signs" was not a very simple matter.

　But Dak's teachings were indeed simple and easy to understand, which allowed him to quickly grasp some issues that were usually difficult to understand.

　He did indeed learn something; halfway through, he called Robert over and asked him to learn as well.

　For someone of Robert's skill level, learning how to make "destiny charms" would be even more difficult.

　But no problem.

　Anyway, he has as much time as he needs.

　Witte understood the principle that diligence can make up for lack of talent.

　He roughly felt that it would take Robert quite a while to pass the hidden trial.

　Once he learns how to make "destiny charms," ​​he can teach Robert one-on-one until he learns them too.

　Witt had a feeling that the destiny of a "hero" might not necessarily suit Robert.

　Therefore, the necessity of the "Destiny Talisman" becomes apparent.

　St. Marian Academy's hidden trials offer only four choices. However, human destiny inclinations cannot be limited to just four.

　Therefore, those who forcibly trigger hidden trials using "divine cause" and "Scody's quill" are not necessarily compatible with that kind of destiny.

　If the academy does not intend to popularize the method of making "fate talismans," then it should pay attention to the fate tendencies of the trial participants when selecting them.

　Do not force people who are completely incompatible with these four types of destiny to participate in the hidden trials.

　Nearly an hour later, Aurora finally emerged from the trial entrance.

　Just as Dak was about to ask her if she had succeeded, he saw that she had already started making the "Destiny Talisman," and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

　"I wonder which academy's hidden trial Aurora triggered," he thought to himself, and waited until Aurora finished making the "Fate Symbol" before asking her.

　Aurora sat down beside him, took out the "Fate Talisman" and held it in her palm, and said softly, "It's from the Noble Academy, just like you."

　The House of Nobles, also known as the "Emperor" destiny.

　The fact that Aurora was chosen for the House of Nobles despite being a half-elf, half-giant, and half-human speaks volumes.

　It's not unreasonable for her to have triggered the Noble Academy's hidden trial. Dark didn't immediately inquire about her trial experience, but instead turned to the others and said, "Next, get ready."

　The remaining students had already discussed their order of arrival. Because Victor was going to learn how to make "Destiny Symbols," he was placed last.

　The third person to undergo the trial was the only student from the Magic Academy present—Sarah Swati.

　Sarah took the "Skhotti's Quill" and activated it easily after a little fiddling. Then, guided by the "Skhotti's Quill," she successfully triggered the hidden trial.

　The whole process went very smoothly, which shows that even without "Scody's Quill", she was very likely to trigger the hidden trial.

　Once Sarah entered the trial, the professors each began their next phase of research.

　The students then went to the nearest classroom to continue their studies.

　After answering Witte's question, while Witte was digesting the information on her own, Dak asked Aurora about it and also relayed Robert's experience to her.

　But when Aurora talked about the trial mission, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and it took her a long time to speak in a low voice.

　After entering the hidden trial of the Noble Academy, she unexpectedly became one of the few "female emperors" in history.